The mechanisms of social control in China have expanded significantly in the Xi Jinping era. Mark Sidel, Doyle-Bascom Professor of Law and Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discussed the range of these means of social control used in China, with an emphasis on contagion governance during Covid, the retention of some Covid-era social control mechanisms after Covid, and new tools for social control that have begun to emerge in the post-Covid era.
About the Speaker
Mark Sidel is Doyle-Bascom Professor of Law and Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has worked for many years on civil society policy and regulatory issues in China, India, Vietnam, and the United States, and frequently assists foundations, international NGOs, and other groups working in China.